Commercial Discussion

where isn't there one????

Not much attention is paid to the fact that we live in a society that is overwhelmingly commerical. Commerciality seems to be the fundamental method. How is it that we never discuss how we actually live? One might think the economists would.

And, the plot does thicken. From a “history of ideas” standpoint, one may look back to find writers who did discuss this topic. There was some discussion of this aspect of commerciality as a part of life—Veblen did so. But that was in the second decade of the previous century and those involved in that are outliers, or ended up as outliers. In America, looking back, there may be a lot of nooks and crannies where those kinds of less commercial topics are discussed. But no one is interested. Those involved in such discourse are outliers.

In a nutshell: to examine commercialism — as a psychological syndrome, or way of life — is not so commercial.

Everything is competitive. That is a thing one must accept, living in this society. There is not much choice, and finding anything outside of the commercial grist-mill is a job in itself. Some may have tried to reject it in the past. E.g., a socialist might seem to reject commercialism. But where have they found any real alternative?

I do not believe there is any culture, anywhere, that worships money [ooops! I guess not! See: link]

We don’t discuss commerciality any more than the fish discuss the water they are floating in, playing in, living in, swimming through. Commerciality: it seems to be clear, like glass (or water).

If one is not a commercial person, one is not going to make it. That seems to be the lesson.

It doesn’t matter if you sell booze, drugs, or the stuff that makes aquarium water look blue. You gotta sell something, baby.

It’s an overwhelmingly commercial society.

just be sure not to tell anybody